Wicd Network Manager doesn't get IP Address

[maesstrissimo]

Good evening.

 

I've just installed Armbian in a OPI +2, in a 32 Gb card.

The OPI is connected by LAN to my router, in the same way the PC I am using to write this message is.

But "Wicd Entwork Manager" says :

 -  "not connected" after "Obtaining IP address" if using wire-default profile.

 -  "done connecting" after "setting IP address " id using a fix IP address setting profile, but in fact, there is no connection.

 

Has anybody faced something like this ? Any idea ?

 

Best regards.

 

maesstrissimo

[Igor]

We haven't touch the wireless driver yet ... it's the same as in original source. Possible broken.

[maesstrissimo]

Hi, Igor, and thanks for your answer.

 

Concerning wifi, I have checked that if I open mi home wireless lan, OP+2 connects and gets IP address.  But using wpa2 protocol, OPI+2 and router don't understand themselves.

 

But my original question as about Ethernet. I plug the wire in the OPI+2, but it doesn't get IP address.

 

Best regards.

[Igor]

I made an driver update and change one wicd settings. Now it works fine, also to WPA2 AP ... but we need some real world testing to be sure.

 

https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib/commit/303ace0b48f2f956ba70431cf27f65b990bb0be8

https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib/commit/dec2e54b062ac9086d8bcd073508183372d3c990

But my original question as about Ethernet. I plug the wire in the OPI+2, but it doesn't get IP address

Default settings does not allow this - IP is obtained when adapter goes up @boot time or manually. You need to either use a network manager or so called Laptop-Mode:

https://wiki.debian.org/Bonding

[maesstrissimo]

Hi Igor.
 
First of all, thank you for your answer, and thanks for the modifications added to wicd settings as well. I hope test will be satisfying and they will be available soon.
 
Regarding my ethernet issue, OPI+2 doesn't get IP Address neither if LAN wire plugged before boot not if I demand wicd to connect to the wired network once the system launched.
 
Best regards
 
Maesstrissimo

[maesstrissimo]

Hi

 

Because of the Security issue alerted by tkaiser, I've installed the latest available img ( 3.4.112 ), compiled with the WIFI patch in.

 

It works perfect, even with WPA2.

 

Great job, Igor !

 

Thanks a lot !

 

Maesstrissimo.

[ARMgunnaservu]

how do i use these patches to fix wpa2?

[Igor]

Go to WICD settings / advanced settings / security or something like this and change wpa driver to none.

[ARMgunnaservu]

I guess I'll have to learn how to compile my own script.bin or kernel, I don't know where the problem actually is.

[UnixOutlaw]

I actually removed wicd (and associated packages) and installed network-manager and network-manager-gnome...   Not a big fan of wicd...

 

I just keep connection entries in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ for the various Networks I join...   e.g. One for a Corporate / Enterprise SSID - couldn't connect to it using wicd (file originally created on an amd64 Ubuntu 15.10 machine) - wasn't able to generate the file using either wicd or NetworkManager - but I had the file handy...  Just had to remove the MAC address (as seems to get a different MAC address on boot each time - on wlan0, OPi+ 2E).